Guided Practice in Speaking English

Podcast #143 A Lousy Hotel

The three of us stayed in one room. The room was extremely small. There was almost no space for suitcases.

The bathroom was tiny. It was like being in a cardboard box. There was black mold around the tub. There were no racks for wet towels. The soap was the size of a fingernail.

The weather was hot and humid. We needed to run the air conditioning. The AC was too cold. It blew air directly onto the beds. We couldn’t lower the speed of the fan.

The rugs in the hotel all needed a cleaning. They were dark with years of dirt.

The hotel served unhealthy food. All the cereals were loaded with sugar. The cooked food was too fatty and salty. The salads did not look fresh. It was hard to get a glass of milk. The coffee was barely drinkable. The servers were not especially friendly.

The swimming pool was okay. Of course, there was no life guard. They didn’t always have pool towels.

We couldn’t wait to leave the hotel. We forgot some clothes in a dresser. They mailed them to us. Two pieces were missing.